President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, upon the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will visit India on November 29, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said.
Jaishankar who arrived in Sri Lanka today (Nov 19), on Twitter said he had conveyed the Indian Premier’s message “for shared peace, progress, prosperity & security” to Rajapaksa.
“Confident that under his leadership, India – Sri Lanka relations would reach greater heights,” he tweeted.
Prime Minister Modi was among the first state leaders to congratulate Rajapaksa upon his election to office last Sunday.
President @GotabayaR has accepted PM @narendramodi’s invitation to visit India on 29th November.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) November 19, 2019
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